It is widely known that Arizona is a red state and that there are a lot of religious people that believe in one form of the bible or another, whether it be the New Testament, Old Testament, or some other variation of it.  So the following are my views of a recent television show.

The show I was just watching the Discovery times channel, and watched a show about King David in Israel.  The show explained the differences between the stories found in the bible and the stories told by historians.  The bible told a story of a kind and gentle David who was a good king that was chosen by the people to unite Israel.  The bible seemed to tell a story of a king that you would never expect of any other king, except for a couple stories in the bible that told about who he really was.

The show explained that there was evidence that David was a highly ambitious and cruel individual that would do anything and everything to achieve power.  The historians also said that he wasn't loved like the bible said he was, which the bible hinted at but left excuses for why revolts against him took place, but was actually had wide spread hatred against him.  In other words, he was just like the other ambitious kings found through out history, who were greedy, ambitious and power hungry.

So, if the bible can embellish the stories of one of it's most honorable, lawful, and genuinely good heros, why wouldn't the writers embellish on it's other heros.  My point is, why would so many people preach the words of text written centuries ago and modified to fit the current rulers needs for centuries to come.  How could you place your total faith in ancient text written to embellish the nobility of it's kings?